West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1887-03-17

prvsscd us dowui What ~ John Wesley are
all the mobS that howlcd after hint What 70
Noltairc nro all tho nations that applaudcd
hint What 60 Paul, now, tho dungeons that
chilled hint What TO latimcr, now,
tho flames that consumed hint All those
who through tho grace ~ Christ reach
that land, will never ho disturbed.
Mono 10 dispute their throne, they shall reign
for ever and ever. But, alas, for those who
have made no preparation Tor the futurcl
When the sharp shOd hoots uf eternal disaster
como up painting and swift 60 80 over them,
how viii thcy contend with horSosl And
when the waves of their wrCtChCdnc,,s rise mp,
white and foaniv, under tho SWooping OF ctcr-
nal storms, and the bilows become moro
wrathful and dash moro high, ola what will
they do "amid tho swelling oi Jurdnnr
II | could como into your heart tltis morn
ing, | would scC that many ~ you my dear
friends, had vowed 10 ho the lords. | know
not what sickness IL wns or what trinl but |
verify believe there Is not a man i'm the house
but has souctimo vowed hc would bA tho
Lords 10 might have At tho timc Whom your
child lay sick, YOU said. "Oh Lord, II thou
wilt let this child gct well, l will bo
Christian Or 70 might have boon I'm some
business trouble, when YOU havo said: 80
Lord, II thou wilt let me keep my property,
! will 10 n Christian You kept your prop
crty, your child got well, tho peril passed
Arc you n Christianl History says that long
ago IL had been announced that tho world
was coming 20 an cnd, and there was great
excitement in London 10 wns said that the
world would perish ON certain Friday,
On Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday and
Friday tho people wero In tho cRtho
drl. praying and weeping. IL socmCl n
tho wholN English nation WIS Ing con
vertci to GOl, Tor 10 was nuuouic' 'd "a Ccrtnin
by philosophers that on Tint coming Friday
the world would porish Friday cam', and
there wore mo- pnrt'utS po fires I'M the air, no
earthquakes Tho day ptS1 along Just like
every other day, aud when 10 WAS past aud
the night came, IL is spid that In London There
was a scena Of riot, aud wnSslil, and
drunkenness aud dObauchcry such ns had
mover boon witnessed They forgot their vow,
they forgot their repentance, they forgot
their good resolutions o. how much human
nature i'm thRtl While trials aud misfurtunos
como 30 us and wa arc down deep iu dark
ness and trouble we mako vows We -ay
go Lord, do so, and | will do so.' Tho dark
ness passes the peril goes away We are ns
we were before, or worse; for ON, how ott'u
have seen mon start fOr the kingdom of COL
como up TO within arms reach uf It, aud then
60 back farther from Col than they ever
wore before, dropping from tho very mount
OF their privilege into dnrlncs, forever oh,
how ungratcful wo have bocnl DO yOu know
how much God has done for YOU aud for mot
Have YOU never fclt 80 How much lIr did
for You 10 day Who spread th' hhlo
for your Who watched you last night
Who has been kind and good to You all your
life longl Oh how ungrntoful we have b'cnl
Methinks the goodness Of Col ought 90 lend
this whole audience tn rcprntance | lnO@
not your individual history. Some of YOU
never saw before, sOue ~ YOU viii never
500 again; but know that Gol has been
COOL 20 You. What return have yuu NAL, I
There was n steamer on one of the Wcst, rn
lakes heavily laden with passengers, and
there was "A littlo child who stool ON ",c side
OF tho tniirail, leaning over and wnt"h g the
water, when she lost her balance aud di pppcl
nto the waves Tho lako was very ugn
Tho mother cried "Savr my Chill' Save
my childw There seemed none disposed TO
leap into tho water. There was "a Ncwfouud
land dog ON deck. Ilo looked up in his mas
tors face, as il for orders. His mas
tor said TRAY, overheard catch 'om"
Tho dog sprnng into tho water, caught
tho child by the garments, md swan
back 20 tho steamer. Tho child wns ui. .kcl
up 10y loving hands, tho dog was liltCl on
dock, and the mother, Gre she tainted away,
I'm utter Thanksgiving 10 that dog throw her
arms around it's neck and kissed a. but the
dog shook himself OF from her embrace, and
went and laid down as though no Ind accom-
plishcd nothing. Shall mother DO grateful TO
a dog that saves her child and DO ungrate-
ful 10 tho Son Of God who, from tho heights
OF heaven plunged into the depths of dark
ness, and suffering, and WOO that ho might lift
us up out or our tii ana plh'o us ON Jho ROCK
Of ngcsf Oh, tho hcight, tho depth, the length,
the iuiinity, tho horror Of our ingratitudei
Don't you treat Jesus like that any moro
Don't you thrust Him back from your soul
Ha has boon the best friend you over had. You
will want Him after awhile. Whom tho
world ig going away from your grasp, aud all
tho lights that shine ON your soul uro going
out, and tho friends that stand around You
can do you no good, and You feel your feet
slipping from beneath YOU oh, thon You viii
want Him tho loving Jesus. the sympnthctio
Jesus, the p1rdOnuZ Jcsus--tO stand close by
you and hoh you up 'mnd tho swelling Of
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